1983_Iowa_Hawkeyes_football_team

1983 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

1983 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

American college football season


The 1983 Iowa Hawkeyes football team represented the University of Iowa in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Hawkeyes, led by head coach Hayden Fry, were members of the Big Ten Conference and played their home games at Kinnick Stadium. Iowa finished the season 9–3 (7–2 Big Ten), capped by a loss to Florida in the Gator Bowl.

Quick Facts Iowa Hawkeyes football, Gator Bowl, L 14–6 vs. Florida ...
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Schedule

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Roster

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Coaching staff

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Five of the staff would go on to become the winningest head coaches at five different programs: Snyder (Kansas State), Alvarez (Wisconsin), Stoops (Oklahoma), McCarney (Iowa State) and Ferentz (Iowa)

Rankings

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Game summaries

at Iowa State

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This was the first of 15 straight wins in the series for the Hawkeyes.

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at Penn State

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No. 3 Ohio State

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The Hawkeyes earned their first win over the Buckeyes since 1962.

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at Illinois

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The Hawkeyes ranked #3 in the Coaches poll and #4 in the AP poll could not break through on this day in Champaign. Illinois would go on to win the outright Big Ten title by finishing 9-0 in conference play.

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Northwestern

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The Hawkeyes set a Big Ten record with 713 yards of total offense.

  • Chuck Long: 23-33, 420 yards, 4 TD (1 rushing)

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Purdue

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at No. 10 Michigan

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Indiana

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  • Dave Moritz 11 receptions, 192 receiving yards, 2 TD

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at Wisconsin

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  • Chuck Long 4 TD passes
  • Eddie Phillips 162 Rush yards, TD

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at Michigan State

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Minnesota

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The Hawkeyes rolled up a school-record 517 yards rushing against the Gophers. Three Iowa backs went over 100 yards, led by Eddie Phillips with 172 yards and 3 touchdowns. Ronnie Harmon had 75 yards and 2 touchdowns on only 4 carries, and also caught a touchdown pass.

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vs. No. 11 Florida (Gator Bowl)

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Awards and honors

Team players in the 1984 NFL Draft

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
John AltTackle121Kansas City Chiefs
Joel HilgenbergCenter497New Orleans Saints
Norm GrangerRunning Back5137Dallas Cowboys
Joe LevelisGuard6166Dallas Cowboys
Dave MoritzWide Receiver10275San Francisco 49ers

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References

  1. Joe Lapointe (October 23, 1983). "U-M gives Iowa the boot: Bergeron wins it with last-seconds field goal, 16-13". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1H, 7H via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Gators put bite on Hawkeyes, 14–6". The Des Moines Register. December 31, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "THE BASE OF THE TREE: HAYDEN FRY'S 1983 COACHING STAFF". blackheartgoldpants.com. SB Nation. June 20, 2014. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  4. "Iowa 1983 AP Football Rankings". collegepollarchive.com.
  5. "16 Iowa". Sports Illustrated. September 1, 1983. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  6. "Iowa unveils its state-of-the-art offense". Chicago Tribune. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  7. "IOWA DEFEATS PENN STATE, 42-34". The New York Times. September 18, 1983. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  8. "IOWA DEFEATS OHIO STATE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 21 YEARS". The New York Times. September 24, 1983. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  9. "No. 7 Iowa's Passes Beat No. 3 Ohio State, 20-14". Washington Post. September 24, 1983. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  10. McCallum, Jack (October 3, 1983). "SUDDENLY, THE 'EYES HAVE IT". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  11. "Illinois shocks No. 3 Iowa, 33-0". The Salina Journal. October 2, 1983. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  12. "Iowa 61, Northwestern 21". The Day. October 9, 1983. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  13. "Iowa 31, Purdue 14". The Paris News. October 16, 1983. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  14. "MICHIGAN EDGES IOWA ON LATE KICK". The New York Times. October 23, 1983. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  15. "Inept Indiana humiliated at Iowa". Indianapolis Star. October 30, 1983. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  16. "Iowa rolls by Wisconsin". The Pantagraph. November 6, 1983. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  17. "Big 10 roundup: Iowa 12, Michigan State 6". Chicago Tribune. November 13, 1983. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  18. "Iowa rushes to Gator Bowl berth". Chicago Tribune. November 20, 1983. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  19. "Gator Bowl to Florida, 14-6". The New York Times. December 31, 1983. Retrieved November 18, 2015.
  20. "1984 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved March 28, 2018.

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